Member states of the Union for the Mediterranean

In an interview with Cyprus's Sigma television and Simerini newspaper, Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras indicated that an increase in tensions in the eastern Mediterranean would be "a very negative development," referring to the continuing presence of a Turkish seismic vessel off the southern coast of Cyprus.

Serbia ranks 77th on Legatum Prosperity Index

BELGRADE -- Serbia ranks 77th according to the Legatum Prosperity Index, while Norway claimed the first place on the list of 142 countries.

Bulgaria only lags behind Spain as Russians' choice to spend their holiday, a Russian survey says.

"Europe was less popular in 2014 if compared to Turkey and Egypt. The drop in demand was registered as early as in spring. This was why tourist operators optimized the summer program, trying to conform it to the real tourist demand," the operator TUI Russia's website informed Thursday.

Turkey’s EU minister has echoed Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu, maintaining that the draft law tightening security legislation is in line with European Union standards.

Bulgarians are among the peoples in the world who really hate their government.

According to the Global States Of Mind Gallup survey, 87% of Bulgarians disapprove of their leadership. This ranks the country second in the world after Bosnia and Herzegovina, where only 8% of the population approves the leadership.

Continuity in Greece’s defense policy will not be disrupted if SYRIZA were elected in government, leftist opposition leader Alexis Tsipras said on Tuesday after a marathon meeting at the Defense Ministry.

BELGRADE - Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic said Tuesday that those responsible for the attacks on bakeries and shops that had occurred over the past few days in several towns in Vojvodina had been arrested.

Montenegro's Interior Ministry told BIRN on Tuesday that an historic agreement on the exact meeting point of the three Balkan states will be signed as soon as the three governments set a precise date.

The agreement, which was proposed by Montenegro, aims at part-resolving a dispute between Montenegro and Kosovo over borders that has lasted since 2011.

Visit of Albanian PM postponed for Nov. 10

BELGRADE -- The official visit of Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama, scheduled originally for October 22, has been postponed for November 10.

This has been announced by the Serbian government.

At least six pupils were injured after a mass brawl erupted on Wednesday between the Albanian and Montenegrin pupils at an ethnically-mixed high school in Tuzi, a suburb of the Montenegrin capital.

The violence, which involved several dozen pupils, broke out after a few Albanian pupils came to school dressed in red T-shirts with Albanian symbols.